- Date
- August 21, 1972
- Place
- Fallon, NV · FALLON, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7933Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111805
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0549 72/8/21 FALLON,NEV GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 17000 TIME - 0610 N7933 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALLON,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 4000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAY PUMP PROP BLADE FAILED AND SEVERED FUEL LINE. LND IN IRRIGATED FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7933
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7933Registration cancelled Jun 3, 1996 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N7933 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX88DVG08Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGridley, CADuring the landing roll, the left wing caught on high weeds. The pilot lost control of the airplane, veered off the landing strip, and collided with a ditch paralleling the runway. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane…NTSB LAX81DVG47Accident · No injuriesClosedColusa, CANTSB OAK72DXQ28Accident · No injuriesClosedFallon, NV